The Sports Rabbi: Recent Episodes
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The Sports Rabbi and Roy Jankelowitz looked back at Israel 1-0 win over Belarus in European Championship qualifying while also discussing their 1-1 draw at Romania. We then previewed the upcoming Israeli league games, Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Tel Aviv in UEFA action and wished everyone a Shana Tova!
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This edition of The Sports Rabbi Inter-Aliyah show welcomes Niv Konfino as we discuss his time in Israel from coming on Aliyah as a teenager to playing college ball at Brooklyn then featuring in the Holy Land’s pro leagues to finally joining Inter’s squad for the upcoming campaign. AJ Mitnick, the head coach of Inter Aliyah also joined the program as we talk about the latest developments with the club and what fun there’s going to be in store this season!
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Roy Jankelowitz and The Sports Rabbi spoke all about keeper Daniel Peretz moving from Maccabi Tel Aviv to Bayern Munich as well as the Yellow & Blue in Conference League play along with Maccabi Haifa and Young Boys as the Greens look to advance to the Champions League for the second straight season. We also went through the first matchday of games plus we did a big season preview as well.
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Lukas Feldhaus came aboard The Sports Rabbi Show to take a look at some of the new signings in the Israel Basketball League including:
James Webb (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Tamir Blatt (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Yovel Zoosman (Hapoel Jerusalem)
Justin Simon (Bnei Herzliya)
Kendale McCullum (Maccabi Ramat Gan)
Justin Alston (Maccabi Ramat Gan)
Ryan Mikesell (Kiryat Ata)
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The Sports Rabbi hosted a slew of guests for the 425th episode of the show as Josh Ward from 99.1 The Sports Animal out of Tennessee came on board to talk about Kyle Alexander who will be playing with Hapoel Tel Aviv this coming season as we also spoke about the Volunteers basketball and football programs.
Up next is Furman University Men’s Basketball Associate Head Coach Jeremy Growe who joined the show to discuss Mike Bothwell who will begin his professional career with Hapoel Galil Elion as we also spoke about being a Jewish coach in college basketball.
Then it was onto Israel National Team basketball with Moshe Halickman as the Blue & White face Bosnia & Herzegovina in Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament semifinal play as Ariel Beit Halachmi’s team will look to punch their ticket to next summer’s prestigious 2024 Paris Games qualifiers. Finally, Yehuda Halickman spoke about Arizona & Kansas State’s visit to Israel as well as seeing Ryan Turell make his Israel debut!
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The Sports Rabbi & Roy Jankelowitz looked back at all of the Israeli teams in Europe as Maccabi Haifa are one foot into the UEFA Champions League Playoff Round, Maccabi Tel Aviv will need a big result at home while Hapoel Beer Sheva played yet another disappointing match.
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The Sports Rabbi Inter Aliyah Show opened up the program as head coach AJ Mitnick and one of his brand new signings Eitan Halpert came on board as we looked ahead to the upcoming season. Halpert, whose brother Simcha also plays in Israel spoke about his decision to move to Inter Aliyah after his first pro season, his time at Yeshiva University along with Ryan Turell and much more.
Ben Pask then joined the show as we discussed Guy Pnini’s retirement as well as the latest Israel National Team news before they head out to the Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament in Estonia.
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The Sports Rabbi and Roy Jankelowitz broke down all of the Israeli football European matches as Maccabi Haifa gets by Sheriff Tiraspol in Champions League qualifying, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Beer Sheva go through to the 3rd qualifying round in Conference League action as well as Beitar Jerusalem’s crazy, crazy game against PAOK that saw them ousted from continental play. We also talk about Israeli basketball legend Guy Pnini who will officially retire next week and much more!
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Roy Jankelowitz joined The Sports Rabbi to talk about the latest news in Israeli soccer. From Maccabi Haifa’s 1-0 loss to Sheriff Tiraspol to Beitar Jerusalem’s goalless draw with PAOK along with Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Beer Sheva’s wins we also take a look at the Toto Cup games as well.
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The Sports Rabbi welcomed on a trio of journalists to talk about some of the brand new faces we will all be seeing in the Israel Basketball League. First up Kevin McPherson of Hogville.net joined the show to talk about Dusty Hannahs, Nes Ziona’s new shooting guard as we learn about what he brings to the table while we also delved into Arkansas hoops.
Then Graham Couch from the Lansing State Journal came on board to discuss Marcus Bingham, Hapoel Haifa’s new big man while Harry Miniumfrom ODU Sports talks all about Hapoel Holon’s new guard Ahmad Caver.
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The Sports Rabbi & Roy Jankelowitz of Israel Sport looked back at the Israel Super Cup between Maccabi Haifa and Beitar Jerusalem as the Greens took home the first title of the season, plus we spoke about Maccabi Tel Aviv’s 6-1 win over Hapoel Beer Sheva and the upcoming European clashes. Finally we touched on the latest Israel National Basketball Team news to end the show.
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Austin Hollins joined The Sports Rabbi as we wrapped up the Maccabi Tel Aviv season, one that the guard was unable to play for the majority of with an injury. We also touched on a number of topics from social media, player challenges, playing abroad and much more!
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Ben Pask and The Sports Rabbi wrap up the Israel Under-20 National Team’s performance at the European Championships held in Heraklion, Crete, Greece. With a Silver medal showing the Blue & White exceeded expectations thanks to Noam Yaacov and Danny Wolf as we spoke all about the tournament and the future of the Under-20 team.
We then spoke about Tamir Blatt signing with Maccabi Tel Aviv and we bid adieu to Jarell Martin as we also looked at the other rumors all around the league.
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Basketball coach and trainer Stacey Maragne joined The Sports Rabbi to talk about Yale University big man Danny Wolf and his showing with the Israel Under-20 National Team. Moragne has worked with Wolf for a number of years and gives us the inside look at how he has been so successful for the Blue & White.
Roy Jankelowitz from Israel Sport then came on board the show to take a look back at Maccabi Haifa’s first round first leg UEFA Champions League qualifier win over Hamrun Spartans, the latest with Maccabi Tel Aviv, Beitar Jerusalem, the U21 European Championships and Manor Solomon signing with Tottenham. We also spoke about the Israel Under-20 Basketball Team at the European Championships in Crete.
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Jenn Hatfield from The Next came on The Sports Rabbi Show with Josh Halickman and Ben Pask to discuss her great piece about Abby Meyers who recently played for the Washington Mystics and will be most likely coming to Israel in the fall to grace the courts in the Holy Land. Hatfield also spoke about the state of women’s basketball, the challenges with the WNBA and its schedule as well as some of the players play for Israeli teams and also in the W during the summer.
Ben and The Sports Rabbi then spoke about the Under-20 squad that is struggling at the European Championships and the lack of minutes that some of the players are getting in league play as an issue which you can read about in a piece entitled Israel U20’s mixed results. We also looked at some of the most recent signings across the Israeli league as well as the many rumors that are abound!
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The Israel Under-20 Basketball National Team is readying for the European Championships being held in Crete, Greece and The Sports Rabbi will have you all covered!
Yale big man Danny Wolf joined the show to talk about how he joined the Blue & White, his experience so far in Israel, what he feels that he can add to the team, how the game differs between Europe and North America and what his dreams and aspirations are.
Ben Pask then came on board to discuss the Basketball Champions League draw that saw Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Holon find out who their group stage opponents are plus we also took a look at some of the latest hot stove news.
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Roy Jankelowitz joined The Sports Rabbi Show to talk all about the Under-21 Israel National Team that punched their ticket to the European Championship semifinals where they will take on England. We discuss the top players for the Blue & White, their heads coach Guy Luzon and what they will need to do to get by the Three Lions. We then spoke about Robbie Keane’s opening press conference as he was introduced as Maccabi Tel Aviv’s new bench boss pluw we touched upon Manor Solomon heading to Tottenham after a season with Fulham.
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FIBA Europe President Jorge Garbajosa joined Ben Pask on The Sports Rabbi Show for his only Israeli interview to discuss a myriad of topics from the FIBA and Euroleague relationship to women’s basketball along with his own career and much more. We also wrapped up the Women’s Eurobasket tournament that was won by Belgium who had played their group stage games in Israel.
Roy Jankelowitz then came on board to discuss Maccabi Tel Aviv’s shock hiring of Robbie Keane as their new head coach to much fanfare as we also looked back at the Israel Under-21 team’s 2-0 loss to England and their chances going forward against Czechia.
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Roy Jankelowitz from Israel Sport came on board The Sports Rabbi Show to talk all about the Israel Under-21 team at the European Championships as the young Blue & White drew 1-1 with Germany to open up the group stages. We look ahead to the England game coming up on Sunday while also discussing the composition of the squad as well as the city of Kutaisi where Israel will play the entire group stages.We also spoke about the off-season moves at Maccabi Haifa, Maccabi Tel Aviv and much more.
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Neil Dalal came on board The Sports Rabbi Show to discuss the latests new from the Washington Wizards including the management trio that have been in put in place to tear down the club and turn it around. We also discussed Bradley Beal being moved to Phoenix and how that will effect Israeli forward Deni Avdija.
Ben Pask also joined the program to discuss the Israel Women’s National Basketball Team that just took part in the Eurobasket where one of the groups was held in Tel Aviv. Plus we dive into the latest singings and rumors in men’s hoops action.
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Israel National Team star Jennie Simms joined Ben Pask on The Sports RabbiShow as we preview the 2023 Women’s Eurobasket competition as Israel hosts two groups with some of the best players and teams in Europe!
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The Sports Rabbi and Ben Pask wrapped up Maccabi Tel Aviv’s championship after downing Hapoel Tel Aviv 94-90 in a dramatic third game. We also looked back at some of the high points for both clubs as they head into the offseason.
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The Sports Rabbi & Ben Pask look back at a game two that saw plenty of off-court action while on the hardwood saw Hapoel record a historical win over Maccabi in the Tel Aviv Derby Championship series.
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The Sports Rabbi and Ben Pask took a deep dive into Maccabi Tel Aviv’s 90-79 game one win over Hapoel Tel Aviv in game one of the Israel League Finals. We spoke about the extracurricular activities that took place in the stands awhile we began the program by talking about the Israel Under-20 team falling to Uruguay 1-0.
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The Sports Rabbi and Ben Pask looked ahead to the Israel Basketball Finals Tel Aviv Derby best of 3 series between Maccabi and Hapoel as both teams strive to be the champs. We began by talking about “Ticket-Gate” after the Yellow & Blue had refused to give the Reds their 1500 ticket allocation that eventually went to the Israel Basketball Association court to the on court action and much more.
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The Sports Rabbi presented a brand new weekly Inter Aliyah show to break down the latest news from the only club dedicated to not only being a basketball team but also a place for Olim, immigrants to Israel can ply their trade on the hardwood and play the game that they love while building a foundation for the future.
Joining The Sports Rabbi on the debut edition of the Inter Aliyah program is head coach AJ Mitnick and Sam Roche who is in his second season playing for the club. We talk about the goals of Inter Aliyah as well as both Mitnick’s and Roche’s experiences as well as two former Israeli internationals in Meir Taipiro and Yaniv Green and what their presence means to the club.
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Roy Jankelowitz joined The Sports Rabbi Show from Qatar as he broke down what is really going on on the ground for Israelis and Jews from Kosher food to anti-semitism. We also talk about the fans, media contingents, teams and much more!
Ben Pask then came on board rot talk about Hapoel Jerusalem and Maccabi Tel Aviv’s ups and downs from the Israeli Classico plus the rest of the Holy Land Hoops news!
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The Sports Rabbi welcomed on Ben Paskas we looked back at Maccabi Tel Aviv’s brutal 69-68 loss at Red Star Belgrade. We also discuss the Yellow & Blue’s other games this week along with Hapoel Tel Aviv, Holon and then rest of the Israeli basketball news.
Up next was Roye Shelem who came on board to look at the Israel National Team’s two friendlies against Zambia and Cyprus and what we learned from them as many youngsters including Tai Baribo and Oscar Glouch had a chance to shine.
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The Sports Rabbi hosted a trio of guests to talk about the Israel Women’s National Basketball Team as they ready for a pair of games at Sweden and Latvia as they continue to get ready for the 2023 European championships. First up was scout and assistant coach Netanel Dahanwho gave us a rundown about the players who will be featuring for Sharon Drucker’s squad from Eden Rotberg to Alex Cohen and Jennie Simms.
Matt Press then came on board the show from IDS Sports to talk about Yarden Garzon and her stellar season to date in her freshman year. Press gave us the inside scoop as to what Yarden had to say at her first press amiability while also giving us a sense as to what type of surprise she has been to date.
Davis Cordova from The O’Colly also joined the program to discuss Israel National Team player Lior Garzon who is playing for Oklahoma State as we also spoke about the team and the program’s goals for the upcoming season and beyond.
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Roye Shelem joined The Sports Rabbi to look back at the Israel football season to date, from Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Beer Sheva to Maccabi Tel Aviv and the rest of the league as we head into the World Cup break. We also speak about the Israel National Team friendlies coming up against Zambia and Cyprus.
Ben Pask also came on board to discuss the Israel National Team’s poor performance against Slovenia and Sweden as we analyze what the Blue & White need to do going forward to become relevant once again.
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Neil Dalal joined The Sports Rabbi to talk all about Deni Avdija and the Washington Wizards as the Israeli sensation has been having a good run of late with three straight games in double figures. We discuss how Bradley Beal’s return may impact Avdija’s play, his shooting technique his place on the team and much more.
Make sure you to check out Neil’s latest article: Deni Avdija matches NBA career-high in scoring as Wizards have won four straight
Next up was Tremaine Dalton from The Process Basketball as we take a look at some of the players he has worked with including former Maccabi Tel Aviv and current Partizan Belgrade big man Mathias Lessort along with Tidjan Keita who is with Hapoel Beer Sheva.
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The Sports Rabbi and Ben Pask unwrapped Maccabi Tel Aviv’s 86-79 loss to Barcelona and how the Yellow & Blue were stymied and forced to play the visitors style of ball. We also take a look at GM Nikola Vujcic’s surprise resignation as well as the Israel National team’s upcoming games against Slovenia and Sweden.
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The Sports Rabbi welcomed on Roy Jankelowitz to the show as we wrapped up the Israel week in sports. We began the program breaking down Maccabi Tel Aviv’s disastrous loss to Baskonia as well as the troubles that Hapoel Jerusalem has had while Hapoel Tel Aviv moves on up. We then talked about Maccabi Haifa’s Champions League campaign as well as Hapoel Beer Sheva’s Conference League performance and Maccabi Tel Aviv’s troubles.
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Roye Shelem and The Sports Rabbi took a look at Maccabi Haifa’s upcoming Champions League match at home against Benfica as they try to secure third place and a trip to the Europa League knockout stages. We also talk about Hapoel Beer Sheva and Maccabi Tel Aviv, plus the rest of the latest in Israeli soccer news.
Last but not least (59:52) we took a deep dive into Maccabi Tel Aviv BC and their head coach as they opened the season 4-1 in the Euroleague and 3-0 domestically.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv moved to 4-1 in Euroleague action with a 85-74 win over Panathinaikos as The Sports Rabbi and Ben Pask take a look back at the victory. We also hear from Wade Baldwin from the Yellow & Blue lockerroom while we discuss the latest in Israeli teams playing in Europe, the local domestic league and Gal Mekel’s retirement.
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The Sports Rabbi welcomed Turk Telekom big man Nate Sestina to the program as his club gets ready to welcome Hapoel Tel Aviv for a EuroCup clash in Turkey. Sestina, who played for Hapoel Holon back in 2020 after having played for Kentucky as a graduate transfer following his time at Bucknell. The Pennsylvania native tells some great stories about his home town of Emporium and tells us about his biggest dream.
Lukas Feldhaus then joined the show as we take a look at the Israelis who are plying their trade in Germany including Tamir Blatt and Yovel Zoosman at Alba Berlin as well as coach Oren Ariel and big man Gaby Chachashvili at Bamberg.
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Maccabi Tel Aviv swept the French Double Week with wins over Monaco and Villeurbanne and The Sports Rabbi broke down all of the action with Ben Paskas we look at the ups and downs from those two victories and how the Yellow & Blue continues to build early on in the season. Just before we come own board listen to what MVP Lorenzo Brown had to say immediately after the game in the lockerroom to The Sports Rabbi plus he talks about the upcoming Winner Cup Derby Final on Sunday.
Roye Shelem then joined the program as we took a look at the latest Israel soccer news from a potential Hapoel Tel Aviv sale, Haifa’s great escape, Maccabi Tel Aviv and the 2023 Under-21 European Championship draw.
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The Sports Rabbi and Ben Pask take a look back at Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Euroleague loss to Fenerbahce and their former star guard Scottie Wilbekin along with what their new signing Jalen Adams brings to the table. We also discuss Hapoel Jerusalem’s loss to Bnei Herzliya as well as Hapoel Tel Aviv’s EuroCup debut and much more!
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The Sports Rabbi welcomed on Fenerbahce forward Dyshawn Pierre to the program as we get ready for Maccabi Tel Aviv’s visit to Istanbul and a date with their former star guard Scottie Wilbekin. Pierre talks about the club’s roster overhaul after having been with the team over the past few seasons while w also talked about his hoops history and how he began in the game.
Roye Shelem also joined the show to talk about Maccabi Haifa’s shocking UEFA Champions League win over Juventus plus we looked at the Tel Aviv Derby that was quite a disgrace to Israeli football as a whole.
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The Sports Rabbi spoke to Ryan Schmidt the head coach of the London Lions ahead of their EuroCup opener at Hapoel Tel Aviv on Tuesday as both teams make their debut in the competition. Schmidt who won the Canadian Summer League championship with Hamilton and had been an assistant with the Toronto Raptors G-League team for a number of seasons has worked his way up the ladder and now has the chance of a lifetime as he makes the move to European hoops. Don’t miss out on a tremendous conversation that delves into some of London’s players including Sam Dekker, Kosta Koufos and Vojtech Hruban plus Schmidt also discuses Maccabi Tel Aviv guards Lorenzo Brown and Wade Baldwin who he worked with at the 905’s.
Roye Shelem also comes on board to look at the Israeli soccer situation as we talk about Maccabi Haifa’s disturbing defeat to Bnei Reineh, the upcoming Tel Aviv Derby, Beitar Jerusalem’s troubles and much more!
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The Sports Rabbi and Ben Pask look back at Maccabi Tel Aviv’s 84-83 Euroleague win over Zalgiris at Yad Eliyahu. We break down how the Yellow & Blue found a way to dispose of the Lithuanian club as we discussed many debuts from Bonzie Colson, Lorenzo Brown and Rafi Menco to some of the players who will need to earn their time in the Israeli league. Join us as we have fun talking about Oded Katash’s first win on the Maccabi sidelines in 15 years and what the club will need to work on going forward.
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The Sports Rabbi had the honor and privilege to talk to Maccabi Tel Aviv swingman Austin Hollins just ahead of the start of the brand new 2022/23 season. We sat down at Yad Eliyahu and discussed a myriad of topics from his professional career, college, his father NBA Champion and former head coach Lionel Hollins and much, much more.
Below is a transcript of the interview which I hope that you will enjoy!
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The Sports Rabbi & Roye Shelem start the show off by talking about the ATP 250 Tennis Tournament that is going on in Tel Aviv as famed doubles player Yoni Erlich retires with superstar Novak Djokovic by his side. We then move to some hoops with Ranaana playing NBA teams on their preseason tour of the USA as well as Lorenzo Brown’s importance to Maccabi Tel Aviv as the point guard made a stellar debut in the club’s win over Hapoel Holon.
Finally we get deep into the latest soccer news as we talk about the Israel Under-21 team advancing to the 2023 Euros, head coach Guy Luzon’s infamous player slap and the Classico coming up between Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Tel Aviv.
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The Sports Rabbi ate humble pie as Roye Shelem came on board to talk about Israel’s 2-1 win over Albania in Nations League action which vaulted them into the playoffs and also League A plus a higher seed when the regular 2024 Euro qualifying group are drawn.
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The Sports Rabbi went wild on the Israel National Team while Roye Shelem stayed level headed as we talk Eran Zahavi being left out of the squad, the politics behind it ahead of their Nations League game against Albania, the U21 two-legged tie plus the latest with Hapoel Jerusalem’s shock win over Maccabi Haifa, Maccabi Tel Aviv and more.
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem talk all about Maccabi Haifa’s heroic showing against PSG and Messi, Neymar & Mbappe in the Champions League as we break down the 3-1 defeat and the tons of positives that come out of the contest. We also discuss the latest in Israeli soccer from Maccabi Tel Aviv to Beitar Jerusalem and much more!
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Israel fell to Serbia and Nikola Jokic 89-78 setting up a do or die matchup on Thursday vs Czechia
Roy Jankelowitz joins The Sports Rabbi to take a look at Maccabi Haifa’s Champions League Group draw while also looking back to their stunning win over Red Star Belgrade to head to the prestigious tournament. We also talk about Hapoel Beer Sheva advancing to the Conference League and Maccabi Tel Aviv falling to Nice and what the future holds for the Yellow & Blue. Finally we look back at the week that was on the pitch in Israeli football action and tiger full slate that is coming up.
Moshe Halickman then came on board to discuss the Israel National Team’s defeat at Finland 79-73 and the disappointing performance by the Blue & White along with Deni Avdija. We also talk about the upcoming Eurobasket and what Israel needs to do in order to advance to the knockout stages of the competition.
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem broke down Maccabi Haifa’s 3-2 win over Red Star Belgrade in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Playoff Round, Maccabi Tel Aviv’s 1-0 victory over Nice in Conference League Playoff round action and hapoel Beer Sheva’s 1-1 draw at Craiova in the same competition. We also talk about Mitch Goldhar’s press conference as well as Beer Sheva’s big Russian signing as Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov joins the southern reds.
We then walk through all of the Israel Football League’s teams as we preview the 2022/23 season!
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem began the show by breaking down Maccabi Tel Aviv’s third round Conference League win over ARIS, Hapoel Beer Sheva’s victory over Lugano and Maccabi Haifa’s Champions League conquest of Apollon Limassol. We also take a look at what is up next for each team in Nice for Maccabi, Craiova for Beer Sheva and Red Star for Haifa. We then talked about Beitar Jerusalem changing ownership as well as Manor Solomon’s knee injury and much more!
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem begin the show by congratulating Israeli sprinter Blessing Akawasi Afrifah for running a 19.96 in the 200 meter dash to win the Gold Medal at the U20 Athletic Championships.
We then looked at Maccabi Haifa’s 4-0 win over Apollon Limassol in Champions League qualifying and the keys to their early success with their new import players, Eran Zahavi’s return to Maccabi Tel Aviv and their 2-0 victory against Aris as well as Hapoel Beer Sheva’s surprise 2-0 win over Lugano in Conference League qualifying.
Also on tap was Eden Kartzev’s potential move to Russia, Lior Refaelov and of course what would a show be without Beitar Jerusalem.
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The Sports Rabbi welcomes abroad ESPN announcer Roxy Bernstein who is in Israel with the Auburn Men’s Basketball Program as they play a number of exhibition games in the Holy Land while touring the historical sites. Bernstein talks about being a Jewish announcer, some of Jews in baseball, hockey and other sports alon with what this trip means to Bruce Pearl’s squad and what he will take back from his second visit to Israel.
Next up Lukas Feldhaus joined the show as we broke down all of the Maccabi Tel Aviv’s summer signings, what their impact will be on Oded Katash’s team along with a few other moves and transactions.
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem talk all about Maccabi Haifa’s terrific UEFA Champions League qualifying campaign to date as they move into the 3rd round. We also discuss Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Beer Sheva and Netanya along with the latest on the Omer Atzily and Dor Micha as well as Monas Dabbur who has stepped away from the Israel National Team.
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With Bruce Pearl’s Auburn coming to town, The Sports Rabbi welcomed Justin Hokanson from Auburn Live to the show as we discussed the Tigers upcoming trip to Israel as they will tour the Holy Land along with playing three exhibition games against the Israel Maccabiah Team, an Israeli All Star squad and the Senior National Team featuring Deni Avdija. We also look at the Auburn roster which includes a mix of returning players and new recruits as they will use this trip as a chance to bond with one another with the hope of getting their chemistry going early on.
Moshe Halickman then joined the show to take a look at all of the Israel Youth National Teams from the Under-20, U18 and the Maccabiah squad. We also touched on the senior Blue & White team as well as some of the signings throughout the league.
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem talk all about the Israeli teams in European qualification action as Maccabi Haifa and Olympiacos ready for the 2nd leg of their second round Champions League tie while we also discussed Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Beer Sheva and Maccabi Netanya as they look to make it through to the 3rd round of Conference League qualifying.
We then talked about the latest news concerning the Beitar Jerusalem sale and from there discussed Manor Solomon finally signing with Fulham!
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Michael Rosenkrantz the founder of SoCal Adaptive Sports joined The Sports Rabbi to talk about the Maccabiah and the team of Wheelchair Athletes he is coaching in Israel. Rosenkrantz has been working in the field of adaptive sports for over a decade and talks about his experiences from around the world, his time in Israel so far and how we all can bring adaptive sports to the forefront of the Maccabiah experience.
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem start off the show by talking about Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Euroleague schedule and how there are 10(!) games slated for Friday night on the road as Shabbat observers will miss out on a huge number of contests.
We then shift over to the Beitar Jerusalem ownership saga, what is going on from a financial standpoint, who the potential owners are, what will happen with the budget control authorities, the police and much more. Next cup was the Champions Cup and Toto Cup action as we also preview the European clashes scheduled for next week.
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Noah Friedman who is participating in the Maccabi Media program at this year’s Macacbiah joined The Sports Rabbi to talk about worlds second largest sporting event just behind the Olympics! Friedman, who also works for FOX spoke about the special media program that is changing the way the Maccabiah will be covered around the globe and especially for the US contingent.
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem began the show talking a bit about the NHL Draft and the Montreal Canadiens and the value of the North American draft style which would be quite interesting to see occur in Israel. We then wrapped up the Under-19’s campaign in the European Championships and the future of the young stars such as Oscar Gloukh. From there we spoke about Maccabi Tel Aviv and Tal Ben Chaim leaving the club, Maccabi Haifa, the latest on Manor Solomon and Fulham as well as Beitar Jerusalem’s murky future.
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The Sports Rabbi welcomes former Hapoel Jerusalem team manager and press officer David Bassan on board the program as we talk all about what it’s like working for a professional basketball franchise in Israel. Bassan had been with Jerusalem for close to a decade and saw the club move from the old Malha Arena to the brand new 11K seat Pais Arena, has worked under former owner Ori Allon as well as current management Eyal Homsky and Guy Harel and was a part of a club that saw the likes of Amare Stoudemire and many other imports walk through the door.
Dov Halickman then joined the show to talk about Israel’s World Cup qualifying win over Estonia, the challenges coming up for the Blue & White as well as Maccabi Tel Aviv’s moves and much more.
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Roye Shelem came on board The Sports Rabbi Show as we spoke about the Israel Under-19 squad who face England on Friday in the European Championship Final. We had broken down the entire roster last weekand we also did a Live Space after their victory over Francein the semifinals. After that we moved onto Maccabi Tel Aviv’s signings from Eran Zahavi and Nir Bitton while also debating where Eli Dasa will go. We also spoke about the other transfers at Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Beer Sheva.
At the 39:34 mark we shifted gears to discuss hoops as the Israel National team fell to Poland 90-85 in overtime in World Cup qualifying and then talked about Maccabi Tel Aviv’s roster construction as they ready for the 2022/23 season.
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The Sports Rabbi welcomed on board Tom Noie from NDINSIDER.COM as we spoke all about Maccabi Tel Aviv’s new forward Bonzie Colson and what he brings to the table. The Notre Dame product took home the Basketball Champions League MVP award in 2021 and we broke down what the Yellow & Blue can expect from Colson as he takes a step up to the Eurolegaue after spending last season with Pinar Karsiyaka.
Moshe Halickman then joined the program to talk all about the latest in Israeli hoops from the National Team World Cup qualifiers at Poland and against Estonia as well as all of the Maccabi Tel Aviv signings and the rest of the rumors and moves throughout the league.
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Roye Shelem and The Sports Rabbi breakdown all of the stars on the Israel U-19 team that is tearing up the European Championships as they are on the cusp of qualifying for the 2023 Under-20 World Cup in Indonesia. We discuss Oscar Gloukh, Ahmad Ibrahim (Salman), Ariel Lugassy, Tay Abed Kassus and many more!
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The Sports Rabbi welcomed aboard Jerry Tipton from the Lexington Herald-Leader who covered the brand new Maccabi Tel Aviv big man Alex Poythress when he was with the Kentucky Wildcats. Tipton broke down his strengths and weaknesses along with the attributes he brings to the table and what the fans can expect of him in Tel Aviv.
Roye Shelem then joins The Sports Rabbi and we break down the hiring of Oded Katash as the Yellow & Blue’s new/old head coach along with all of the rumored players to be signing with the club. We also spoke about Tomer Ginat’s decision to choose Hapoel Tel Aviv over Maccabi and also Hapoel Jerusalem’s new coach Aleksandar Džikić as well as the latest out of the Israel National Team camp.
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem got together and broke down the Israel National Team’s UEFA Nations League matches as they defeat Albania 2-1 and draw at Iceland 2-2. We also discuss Manor Solomon (11:00) and what the Israeli will be able to offer Fulham as well as what happens when Eran Zahavi, Bibras Natcho and Nir Bitton are back and ready to play for the Blue & White. Maccabi Tel Aviv’s new/old coach Vladimir Ivic is back and we talked about what he will be able to do as he returns to Kiryat Shalom along with the other singings and rumors from around the league.
At the 58:25 mark of the show, we headed over to the basketball scene and Maccabi Tel Aviv bringing back David Blatt to the fold as the Chairman of the Professional Committee and what he has to offer the Yellow & Blue as well as the imminent hiring of Oded Katash as the new/old head coach of the club. Who will Maccabi want to bring in? Find out the latest names and rumors later on in the show.
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Roye Shelem joined The Sports Rabbi to talk about the Israel National Team’s matches coming up against Albania and Iceland as they look to find their way to the playoffs in the UEFA Nations League. We also checked out the latest rumors as the transfer period heats up around the Holy Land.
Dov Halickman was up next (35:30) as we wrapped up Hapoel Holon’s Israel League Championship as they swept Bnei Herzliya 2-0 in the finals. We then discuss the possibility of Xavi Pascual becoming the next head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv.
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The Sports Rabbi welcomes abroad Moshe Halickman to wrap up Hapoel Holon’s game one win over Bnei Herzliya in their best of 3 Israel League Finals series as we looked at the keys to the purple victory and what Oren Aharoni’s team needs to do better in game two.
We then went around the league and talked about all of the coaching moves as well as the latest news from Hapoel Jerusalem and Maccabi Tel Aviv as the summer transfer rumors begin to heat up.
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem broke down the Israel National Team’s 2-2 draw with Iceland to open up their UEFA Nations League campaign as they will now ready for their second match next Friday at Albania. We talked about the team’s strengths and weaknesses, the plusses and minuses as well as all of the key players including Liel Abada, Manor Solomon, Shon Weissman and Miguel Vitor’s debut in the Blue & White.
We also spoke about the Israel basketball finals that will see Hapoel Holon pitted against Bnei Herzliya in what will be a stellar best of 3 game series.
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem begin the show by discussing the passing of Israeli broadcasting legend Modi Bar On who departed this world at the tender age of 59. He was always a man of the people and totally reinvigorated the sports broadcasting industry at Sport 5 and he will be missed dearly by the millions who knew him and were touched by his special and unique style.
We also spoke about the Israel National Team who have three upcoming UEFA Nations League matches coming up against Iceland and Albania as well as all of the latest transfer news from around the domestic league.
Next up was Dov Halickman as we looked at the pair of upcoming pivotal, do or die game 3’s in Israel basketball action between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Bnei Herzliya along with Hapoel Holon and Hapoel Jerusalem.
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The Sports Rabbi had the honor and pleasure to welcome Howard Beck, Senior Writer at Sports Illustrated and Co-host of The Crossover Pod to the 300th episode of The Sports Rabbi Show. Beck is one of the great writers and podcasters of our generation and has made an impact with his fine coverage of the NBA both on and off of the court. Having worked at the New York Times, Bleacher Report and the LA Daily News, Beck has been very active with social action issues as we opened the show discussing the tragedy that unfolded in Uvalde, Texas and the brutal school shooting.
We then move to the beginning of Beck’s career and how he was inspired to become a journalist while we also disusss Israeli NBA players past and present in Omri Casspi and Deni Avdija. To finish off the show we talked about some of the pressing issues in the NBA.
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Roye Shelem came on board to kick off The Sports Rabbi Show as we looked back at the Israel State Cup Final where Hapoel Beer Sheva defeated Maccabi Haifa on penalties. From there we discussed the latest Maccabi Tel Aviv head coach news, wrapped up the league and looked ahead to both the upcoming transfer period and the Israel National team who will begin to ready for UEFA Nations League action.
Dov Halickman was up next as we previewed the Israel Basketball semifinal series between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Bnei Herzliya as well as Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Holon. We also discussed the off-season news that has begun with signings and coaching appointments.
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The Sports Rabbi and Dov Halickman began the latest edition of The Sports Rabbi Holy Land Hoops show discussing the Euroleague Final as Anadolu Efes captured their second title in a row. We then moved on to the Israeli basketball league playoffs and the upcoming Game 4 Quarterfinal Derby between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv which will take place at the Drive In Arena. From there it was off to Hapoel Jerusalem and Hapoel Gilboa Galil’s series that heads back up to Gan Ner for game 4 along with looking at Bnei Herzliya and Hapoel Holon’s respective sweeps.
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem took a look at the latest Israeli soccer news from Maccabi Haifa’s league championship to the embarrassment that occurred with the league administration and Bnei Sakhnin which caused the last second postponement of their match with the Greens. We also looked at the various coaching carousel around the league, Eran Zahavi’s next stop and the rest of the Israelis abroad.
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem wrapped up Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Euroleague campaign as we looked at the highs and lows of what was a rollercoaster of a campaign.
We then spoke about Alon Hazan being handed the reins of the Israel National Team and what he will need to do in order to take the Blue & White to the promised land while we also went through the latest news in the domestic league from Maccabi Haifa to Hapoel Beer Sheva.
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Hapoel Galil Elyon star Ike Iroegbu came on board The Sports Rabbi Show to talk about the upcoming Balkan League Final Four that gets underway on Friday afternoon in Nahariya. The guard also discusses the Galilee’s club success in their first season back in the top league while Iroegbu looked back at his career and much more!
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Lukas Feldhaus joined The Sports Rabbi to talk about the Euroleague playoffs as we broke down Maccabi Tel Aviv’s troubles with Real Madrid along with why Bayern Munich was able to knot up their series with Barcelona. We also discussed the other two quarterfinals between Olympiacos and Monaco as well as Milano and EFES.
Dov Halickman then came on board to wrap up the latest Israeli league action from Hapoel Jerusalem’s big win over Hapoel Holon to the heated relegation battle and the fight for the final playoff spot.
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem talk all about Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Euroleague playoff loss to Real Madrid and what went wrong in game one along with what the Yellow & Blue will need to do in game two to even up the series.
We then shifted to the Israel State Cup semifinals which saw Hapoel Beer Sheva beat Maccabi Tel Aviv 3-1 and Maccabi Haifa defeated Hapoel Haifa in the Derby 2-0 plus we also took a look back at the league week that was and what will be going forward as we hit the stretch run of the season.
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On this special edition of The Sports Rabbi Show, former Maccabi Tel Aviv guard Andrew Wisniewski joins the program to talk about his former assistant coach and current Yellow & Blue head coach Avi Even as well as former backcourt partner Doron Perkins who is now an assistant coach with the club. Winiewski also talks about what it’s like to play in the postseason with Maccabi Tel Aviv as we take a trip back in time to the 2010 quarterfinals against Partizan Belgrade which was a series that Avi Even spoke about during the past week’s press conference concerning how fans can influence a game.
Join us for a great conversation which includes a trip down memory like no other!
Right after Wisniewski, Dov Halickman came on board to take a look back at all of the Israel basketball games that took place over the last few days from the big Maccabi Rishon Le’Zion vs Hapoel Gilboa Galil game that ended in fisticuffs between the fans and the players while we also spoke Hapoel Jerusalem, Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Euroleague playoffs.
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem talk all about Maccabi Tel Aviv and their upcoming Euroleague quarterfinal series against Real Madrid as the Yellow & Blue finished off the regular season with a win over Fenerbahce.
After that we broke down the news out of Maccabi Tel Aviv’s camp that head coach Mladen Krstajic has not heard if he will continue as the club’s bench boss for the 2022/23 season. We also breakdown the State Cup semifinals between Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Haifa as well as Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Beer Sheva.
For our parting shot we spoke about Hapoel Jerusalem BC, Hapoel Holon and the Champions League.
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CONGRATULATIONS! Hapoel Holon has advanced to the Basketball Champions League Final Four after just getting by Strasbourg 81-80 to complete the quarterfinals series sweep 2-0. The Sports Rabbi and Moshe Halickman broke down what went right for Holon down the stretch as they made a huge comeback in the third quarter to wipe away a 14 point deficit.
Next upNeil Dalal joined The Sports Rabbi to look back at the season that was for Deni Avdija with the Washington Wizards. We spoke about the final month of the campaign when the Israeli sensation started coming into his own along with what his outlook will be next campaign. Finally we discussed the roster construction as well as what Avdija’s summer will look like with the Israel National Team.
Dov Halickman then came on the show to talk about the Israeli basketball league from Hapoel Jerusalem, Nes Ziona, Maccabi Tel Aviv and much more!
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem begin the show by spending a moment on the horrific terrorist attack in Tel Aviv before we analyze Maccabi Tel Aviv’s beatdown of Barcelona on the road as well as touching on Holon’s BCL QF series against Strasbourg.
After that at 39:50 in the program, we spoke about the Israeli soccer situation from Maccabi Haifa downing Hapoel Beer Sheva to Maccabi Tel Aviv’s future and much more as the playoffs continue on.
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The Sports Rabbi and Moshe Halickman broke down all the latest news in Israeli Hoops from Rishon Le’Zion’s Yuval Sznaiderman and the club’s surprising win over Hapoel Jerusalem to not only tighten up the relegation battle but also bump the Reds down to second place. We also talk about Holon’s upcoming Champions League game against Strasbourg and Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Euroleague clash at Barcelona.
Next up was Dave Hein from Taking The Charge (38:30) as we discuss the Euroleague Next Generation Tournaments and Maccabi Tel Aviv’s up and coming youth players. We also talk about some of the past participants and look at who the future stars are who may one day be the next Luka Doncic and Omri Casspi. Make sure to check out Dave’s amazing Taking The Charge Substack site!
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem started off the show talking about Maccabi Tel Aviv punching their ticket to the Euroleague playoffs as we analyzed how the Yellow & Blue have come so far from a season that has seen many ups and many downs in a rollercoaster of a campaign. We also discuss Avi Even’s future, Scottie Wilbekin being a part of the Israeli fabric and we also touch on Hapoel Jerusalem’s win over Hapoel Holon.
Next up we discussed the Israel National Team both on and off of the pitch with the controversy sparked by refusing to have Monas Dabbur speak to the press after his two goal performance which was followed up by Eran Zahavi’s leaked WhatsApp messages. We also spoke about the on field play as well as the Under-21 and U19 teams plus we looked ahead to this weekend’s Israeli league games.
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The Sports Rabbi and Dov Halickman broke down Maccabi Tel Aviv’s crucial 95-83 win over Panathinaikos in Athens as the Yellow & Blue move ever so closer to clinching a Euroleague playoff spot. We discuss the how well Avi Even has his troops playing over the past couple of weeks after the Russian teams were excluded from the standings moving Maccabi way up and into a situation that a postseason berth is a possibility.
We also looked back at the Israel league action as Hapoel Holon’s Adam Smith scored 38 points in a win over Hapoel Tel Aviv and much more!
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem begin the show with a tribute to Linoy Ashram, Israel’s first female Gold Medalist that was won this past summer at the Olympic Games in Rhythmic Gymnastics. From there we broke down Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Euroleague win over Real Madrid along with the keys to the victory under interim head coach Avi Even. We also spoke about The Sports Rabbi’s interview with one of the Yellow & Blue’s owner Udi Recanati and then went on to discuss the Israel National Team’s upcoming game at Germany as well as the Under-21’s draw against Poland and much more!
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The Sports Rabbi and Dov Halickman looked back at the Israeli basketball week that was from Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Euroleague win over Milano to their upcoming clash with Real Madrid along with the Yellow & Blue owner Udi Recanati’s interview which broached numerous topics surrounding the club. We also talk Hapoel Holon Champions League along with rest of Israeli league action from the last few days.
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Roye Shelem and The Sports Rabbi check out the latest news in Israeli soccer as we rip apart the Israel National Team’s keeper controversy with the U21 and Yossi Benayoun’s appointment as the IFA’s Technical Director along with breaking down the israeli league’ Championship and Relegation Playoffs.
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The Sports Rabbi and Dov Halickman took a look back at the crazy week of Israeli basketball that was from Hapoel Beer Sheva's surprise win over Maccabi Tel Aviv, Haifa's victory against Hapoel Jerusalem and Gilboa Galil's crazy comeback at Eilat.
Then at the 25:30 mark we discuss Ryan Turell, Yeshiva University's star who declared for the NBA Draft and how he would fare playing professional basketball right out of D3.
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Roye Shelem and The Sports Rabbi looked back at the week that was in Israeli soccer from Maccabi Tel Aviv cutting down Maccabi Haifa’s lead to Hapoel Jerusalem coach Ziv Arie’s epic postgame rant against the referees. We also spoke about where Manor Solomon may sign now that the Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder has an opportunity to move teams with the FIFA transfer window open and we touched on Yossi Benayoun joining the Israel National Team and the sports director.
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The Sports Rabbi welcomed on board Inbar Orion from WPBasket as we spoke about Lior Garzon starring at Villanova along with the Israeli Women’s League as well as the upcoming Final Four.
Dov Halickman then joined the show to take a look at the latest in Israeli Men’s action from Hapoel Jerusalem’s win over Herzliya to Maccabi Tel Aviv’s upcoming Euroleague game at Red Star Belgrade along with Hapoel Holon’s big Champions League week.
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Roye Shelem joins The Sports Rabbi Show as we begin the program by taking a look at Roni Levy’s departure from Hapoel Beer Sheva as well as Maccabi Tel Aviv’s surprise visit by the Owner’s Representative Jack Angelides and head coach Mladen Krstajic’s status with the club. We also looked at the latest news from the rest of the soccer league from Beitar Jerusalem to Maccabi Haifa and beyond.
Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Euroleague was up next as we looked at what the latest news is concerning the rumors of Xavi Pascual’s possibility to come on board as the head coach while we also checked out what will happen if the 3 Russian teams will be suspended for the rest of the continental season and the potential to advance to the postseason.
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The Sports Rabbi and Moshe Halickman looked back at Israel’s 71-67 loss to Germany in FIBA World Cup qualifying as we broke down what went wrong from coach Guy Goodes’s rotation and substitutions to the players who performed well and those who didn’t, along with the ones who should have played more and those who should have played less. We then looked ahead to Monday’s back end of the home and home qualifiers which will take place in Heidelberg.
Max Heidegger then came on board the program to talk about joining the Israel National Team, what led to his decision to represent the Blue & White and not join Austria while we also took a look at his season to date in the German BBL league.
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Roye Shelem and The Sports Rabbi looked back at Eran Zahavi’s return to Israel with PSV as they knocked Maccabi Tel Aviv out of Conference League action in what was a valiant try by the Yellow & Blue. We spoke about Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball’s huge issues going froward after getting slammed in Turkey while we also checked out the latest in Israeli soccer action across the league.
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The Sports Rabbi and Dov Halickman previewed the Israel National Team’s World Cup games coming up against Germany in a home and home series beginning on Friday in Tel Aviv and Monday in Germany. We then spoke about Maccabi Tel Aviv and the latest with their coaching situation as Avi Even continues on the sidelines in the interim and we also discussed Hapoel Jerusalem signing KC Rivers for the balance of the season.
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The Sports Rabbi welcomed a vey special guest to the show as Basketball Hall of Fame scribe Harvey Araton joined the program to talk about his book “Our Last Season: A Writer, A Fan, A friendship” where he looks back at the life of Michelle Musler through the lens of the New York Knicks throughout the past three decades. Araton talks about Musler’s influence on his career as she sat right behind the Knicks bench and saw the highs and lows of the franchise. We also talk about a terrific piece that Araton wrote about his parents and they best friends which is something that can not be missed.
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Roye Shelem came on board The Sports Rabbi show as we broke down the Israel State Cup final that saw Bnei Herzliya down Hapoel Tel Aviv 87-82 in a great battle on the court that also was influenced by some very poor officiating. We also discussed the latest situation at Maccabi Tel Aviv after Ioannis Sfairopoulos was fired and where the future lies within the squad as well.
We then moved over to the soccer side of the program as we talked about Maccabi Tel Aviv’s minimal 1-0 defeat to PSV in Conference League action as well as their Derby win over Hapoel. Maccabi Haifa and Kiryat Shemona was up next and then we finished off with Hapoel Beer Sheva and the rest of the latest Israeli football news.
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The Sports Rabbi and Dov Halickman broke down the Ioannis Sfairopoulos firing by Maccabi Tel Aviv along with the reasons was to why and what the Yellow & Blue’s next steps are. We also spoke about the two State Cup semifinal games while discussing the final between Hapoel Tel Aviv and Bnei Herzliya!
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Roye Shelem and The Sports Rabbi talked all about Maccabi Tel Aviv’s big win over CSKA Moscow while also breaking down the Israeli contingent’s contributions along with newcomer Khyri Thomas ahead of the State Cup semifinal Derby. We then spoke about Deni Avdija’s performance against the Brooklyn Nets and what is expected from the Israeli sensation over the final third of the season. Finally we finished the Holy Land Hoops portion of the show going over the National Team’s expanded roster.
In the second half we talked about Willi Ruttensteiner departing the Israel National Team and the legacy that he leaves behind while we also examine what will be next for the IFA. We also spoke about Omer Atzily and Maccabi Haifa, the upcoming Tel Aviv Derby and we make out picks!
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The Sports Rabbi and Dov Halickman looked at the latest news in Israel basketball from Maccabi Tel Aviv’s win over Hapoel Galil Elyon and Hapoel Tel Aviv’s victory against Hapoel Jerusalem setting up a State Cup Semifinal Derby. We also discuss Hapoel Holon’s Champions League game coming up and the Yellow & Blue’s Euroleague contest against CSKA Moscow.
Lukas Feldhaus then joined The Sports Rabbi Show to breakdown Ludwigsburg as they tip-off against Hapoel Holon in BCL play. Feldhaus analyzes the German club and what can be expected from their coach John Patrick and their squad.
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Roye Shelem and The Sports Rabbi wrapped up Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Euroleague week that was which ended with a disappointing loss at Bayern Munich while we also spoke about the German club’s head coach Andrea Trinchieri one day landing in Israel with the Yellow & Blue.
We then broke down the entire transfer window activity in the Israel Football League from Maccabi Haifa to Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Beer Sheva and Beitar Jerusalem we talk all about the moves that were made to strengthen the various squads. We also discuss the latest Israel National Team news and Liel Abada as well.
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The Sports Rabbi welcomed aboard Dov Halickman to take a look at Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Holon and Hapoel Jerusalem’s European campaigns while Lukas Feldhaus also joins the program to discuss Bayern Munich ahead of the Euroleague game against the Yellow & Blue.
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem look back at the week that was in Israeli soccer as we talk all about the Beitar Jerusalem’s ownership issues, Maccabi Tel Aviv’s head coach Mladen Krstajic’s player conundrum, Maor Buzaglo’s retirement and much more!
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem breakdown all that went wrong for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the second league Derby of the season. Hapoel Tel Aviv took it right to the Yellow & Blue once again and took a well deserved 78-77 win. We look at the last timeout of the game in which Maccabi looked quite lost, why Scottie Wilbekin always gets the last shot, the drive of JP Tokoto and James Young as well as the fans who willed the Reds on to the Double Derby win.
Next up was Lukas Feldhaus from Germany as The Sports Rabbi’s European basketball expert spoke about Maccabi Tel Aviv’s next opponents in Euroleague action in ALBA Berlin and Fenerbahce. We talk about Berlin’s two Israelis Yovel Zoosman and Tamir Blatt as to how they are playing in Germany as well as the expectations were placed on them.
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Roye Shelem comes on board with The Sports Rabbi to look back at the week that was in Israeli sports. First we discuss Maccabi Tel Aviv’s big Euroleague win over Olympiacos that breaks an 8 game losing streak. From there we also talk about Hapoel Holon and Guy Goodes’s masterful job of navigating through 3 knockout games which helps them advance to the Champions League Round of 16 Group Stage. Finally we check out where Deni Avdija stands with his future at the Washington Wizards. Will he be shipped out for a second star to play alongside Bradley Beal or will he stay.
Next up was Football Israeli action with Maccabi Haifa signing head coach Barak Bachar through 2024 and widening the gap atop the table in an away victory at Hapoel Beer Sheva. We also break down Maccabi Tel Aviv and Beitar Jerusalem’s cloudy futures and we make our picks for the upcoming week of action.
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The Sports Rabbi welcomed aboard Pete Croatto to discuss his fantastic book “From Hang Time to Prime Time: Business, Entertainment, and the Birth of the Modern-Day NBA” as we delve into how the National Basketball Association has become the greatest and most influential sports league in the world. Make to pick up Pete’s great book below!
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Roye Shelem and The Sports Rabbi looked back at all of the Israel league and State Cup action from the past week whether its as Maccabi Haifa winning their two games by the same 4-0 scoreline while also discussin Hapole Beer Sheva, Beitar Jerusalem, Maccabi Tel Aviv and more.
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Jon Nyatawa out of Omaha joined The Sports Rabbi to talk about Maccabi Tel Aviv’s new signing Khyri Thomas as he comes to Israel from Bilbao via the NBA and Creighton University. We look at what Thomas offers the Yellow & Blue and where he can make an impact in his upcoming debut.
Another former Creighton standout Maurice Watson who just joined Maccabi Rishon Le’Zion was next up for us to talk about as the guard will be needed to be the top of the top to help his team over the second half of the Israeli league season.
Next up was Dov Halickman as we looked ahead to Hapoel Jerusalem’s big Champions League Play In series with Prometey as well as Hapoel Holon’s second game at Besiktas with new head coach Guy Goodes on the sidelines. We also spoke about how COVID is causing havoc on the Israel State Cup Quarterfinals as well as the women’s basketball league.
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The Sports Rabbi welcomed aboard John Willkom to talk about his fantastic book “Walk-On Warrior: Drive, Discipline, and the Will to Win”, which is a basketball journey like no other. The incredible autobiography of a college season at Marquette, a summer with Hall of Fame coach Rick Majerus and a court-side seat with the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks is quite the tale and the Red Shirt Walk-On tells us all about it! Join us for an incredible talk and make sure you pick up Willkom’s great book!
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem bring you the latest in Israeli soccer news from Maccabi Haifa’s big win over Maccabi Tel Aviv to Hapoel Beer Sheva’s fine play along with their matchup at the Yellow & Blue this weekend. We also look at Nof HaGalil’s coaching change plus the situation at Beitar along with Beer Sheva’s Ramzi Safouri’s fine play of late.
At the 40:00 minute mark and before we made our picks we discussed the Israeli hoops news, from Maccabi Tel Aviv not having a Euroleague game this week, Holon’s decision to part ways with Maurizio Buscaglia and Oded Katash becoming the Sports Director at Hapoel Gilboa Galil and what that can mean for coach Guy Kaplan’s future.
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Neil Dalal, The Sports Rabbi‘s Washington Wizards correspondent came on board the show to give us the latest news on Deni Avdija who just celebrated his 21st Birthday with yet another impressive defensive performance. We take a look at how the Israeli sensation has been developing while also checking out his play over the last month and what to look forward to coming up.
Then Dov Halickman joined the program to discuss Maccabi Tel Aviv’s continued frustrating play while also talking about all of the other big Israeli basketball stories.
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The Sports Rabbi was joined by Bnei Herzliya star Quinton Hooker to talk about the club’s success to date as they had into a pivotal matchup with Maccabi Tel Aviv. The University of North Dakota product also spoke about his time at college, developing as a player in High School and being named Minnesota Mr. Basketball. Of course we spent some time discussing his brother Amani Hooker from the Tennessee Titans while also talking about his other stops as a pro along the way.
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Roy Jankelowitz joined The Sports Rabbi to talk about Maccabi Tel Aviv’s continued struggles in Euroleague play as they dropped their 8th game in a row while we also ran down the latest in Israeli soccer news from Beitar Jerusalem’s technical Derby win to Maccabi Tel Aviv, Haifa and the best of the rest.
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The Sports Rabbi welcomed Eric Fawcett from Gator Country to the show to talk all about Hapoel Jerusalem’s new big man John Egbunu. Fawcett breaks down what the Nigerian brings to the table and if he really is the missing piece in interim head coach Yotam Halperin’s arsenal. We also talk about other former Gators including Maccabi Tel Aviv’s star guard Scottie Wilbekin, Egor Koulechov and many others who graced the courts around the Holy Land.
Dov Halickman then came on board to look back at the Israeli week of basketball that was from Hapoel Tel Aviv’s Derby win to Maccabi Tel Aviv’s upcoming Euroleague game against Monaco win which James Nunnally was left out of the squad and will remain in the country.
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem break down Maccabi Tel Aviv’s 7th Euroleague loss in a row, this time to Zenit St. Petersburg in dramatic fashion. What will the Yellow & Blue do now? We have the answers.
After talking about the basketball we discuss the latest in Israeli soccer from Maccabi Tel Aviv’s troubles to Beitar Jerusalem’s struggles plus Beer Sheva and Maccabi Haifa’s fine play at the top of the table.
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Roy Jankelowitz from Israel Sport joins The Sports Rabbi to talk about the Qatar 2022 World Cup after just returning from the Arab Cup where he was able to visit the stadiums, enjoy the atmosphere, check out the facilities, transportation as well as the Kosher food options that will be available! Jankelowitz also talked about how an Israeli can attend the World Cup in Qatar due to the countries not ghping official diplomatic relations along with the procedures and much more.
Dov Halickman then came on board to discuss the latest in Israeli basketball news from Guy Goodes being relieved of his duties at Rishon Le’Zion to Maccabi Tel Aviv’s trials and tribulations.
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem ran down the Israel State Cup Round of 16 action while also discussing the latest news and views from around the soccer world in the Holy Land. Nir Klinger is out at Hapoel Tel Aviv and Kobi Refuah is in for what seems to be the 100th time while Mladen Krstajić makes his debut on the Maccabi Tel Aviv sidelines.
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The Sports Rabbi and Dov Halickman talked all about Maccabi Tel Aviv’s 90-79 loss at Fenerbahce, the club’s future and their upcoming Euroleague clash at home on Thursday against Anadolu EFES as well as the Israeli league games that took place this week.
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem look back at Maccabi Tel Aviv’s disastrous loss to UNICS Kazan in a must win game and talk about Ioannis Sfairopoulos’s future. Can the Yellow & Blue bench boss pull his team out of this mega slump or will the upcoming weeks be his last on the job?
We then move onto Maccabi Tel Aviv FC’s new coach Mladen Krstajić (33:15) and what he brings and doesn’t bring to the table while looking back at the past week’s results and ahead to what is in store coming up.
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The Sports Rabbi and Dov Halickman broke down the latest in Holy Land Hoops as we talk about Hapoel Jerusalem’s huge victory over Karsiayka in Champions League play while we analyzed Hapoel Holon’s disappointing loss to Darussafaka. Maccabi Tel Aviv’s struggled was up next as was the coaching situation at Maccabi Rishon Le’Zion and much, much more.
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Dan Grunfeld joins The Sports Rabbi to talk about his brand new book, “By the Grace of the Game: The Holocaust, a Basketball Legacy, and an Unprecedented American Dream” highlights his father Ernie’s unique journey to the United States after being born in communist Romania following his parents survival from the horrors of the Holocaust. But it’s not just his father’s story that makes this so special but that of his grandmother’s the matriarch of the Grunfeld family who lives at the age of 96 to this day in California.
Join us on The Sports Rabbi Show #250 for a special discussion about Hoops, Holocaust and one family’s very special story that will surely leave you looking for more.
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Alex Hamilton who recently signed with Hapoel Eilat joined The Sports Rabbi to talk about his return to Israel, why he is down by the Red Sea and not with his former club Maccabi Rishon Le’Zion, the ups and downs of his career and his goals going forward just as his new team readies for Hapoel Jerusalem in a Hanukah Friday matinee.
Roye Shelem then came on board to look back at Maccabi Tel Aviv’s 72-70 crushing defeat to Realm Madrid. We also look back at the latest in Israeli soccer and what we have on tap this weekend.
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The Sports Rabbi along with Dov and Moshe Halickman broke down the Israel National Team’s World Cup Qualifying win over Estonia as they moved to a perfect 2-0 in the first window of games. We discuss the highs and the one low as well as Guy Goodes’s performance on the sidelines to Gal Mekel’s MVP play over the pair of games.
Roye Shelem also joined the program to breakdown the latest news and views in the Israeli soccer scene from Maccabi Tel Aviv to Maccabi Haifa and Beitar Jerusalem.
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem went through a smorgasbord of Israeli sports as we played the Good, the Bad, the Ugly. We begin with the Good and the Israel National Basketball who scored an opening World Cup Qualifying win over Poland. We then go to the Bad as Maccabi Tel Aviv fell to ALBA Berlin and former Yellow & Blue swingman Yovel Zoosman. Finally we get to the Ugly of Israeli soccer with Maccabi Tel Aviv losing 1-0 to LASK, Maccabi Haifa falling to Union Berlin 1-0 and Beitar Jerusalem owner who finds himself in jail on some very serious charges.
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The Sports Rabbi welcomed aboard Daniel Zilberstein to the program as we spoke about his special 4-part series about athletes and mental health entitled, “Alone on the Field”. Join us for a very important discussion on a timely topic that is far reaching and one that effects many sportspeople in our society today. You can watch the shows by clicking on this link.
Lukas Feldhaus then joined the show to talk about Alba Berlin who welcome Maccabi Tel Aviv for a Euroleague date on Thursday night. We took a deep dive into Israelis Yovel Zoosman and Tamir Blatt who feature for the German club and also spoke about the club’s ups and downs this season.
Finally, Dov Halickman came on board to talk about the latest in Israeli basketball news from the National Team games coming up to the action on and off of the floor!
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Roye Shelem and The Sports Rabbi spoke about Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Euroleague win over Monaco and Scottie Wilbekin’s 37 points while we also look ahead to Friday night’s game against Olympiacos. We also discussed the latest with Beitar Jerusalem’s opener Moshe Hogeg who has been arrested along with Maccabi Tel Aviv FC not being able to fill the coaching role.
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Israeli UFC Star Natan Levy kicks off The Sports Rabbi show as the MMA fighter readies to make his debut in the Octagon this Saturday night at 10pm Israel Time. Levy will take on Rafa Garcia in his first lightweight bout in the UFC as he looks to blaze a path to an eventual championship! Read our interview from this past year after he had earned his pace to fight in the UFC!
Next up (14:30)The Sports Rabbi & Dov Halickman took a look back at the Gameday that was in Israeli basketball action as Hapoel Eilat had Maccabi Tel Aviv on they ropes in a game that went to 2OTs but the Yellow & Blue pulled it out. We also talk about the upcoming Euroleague clashes while discussing Jerusalem, Herzliya and the rest of the clubs.
Finally, (47:00)Roye Shelem joins the show to wrap up Israel’s World Cup Qualifying campaign which saw them lose to Austria and beat Faroe Islands to finish in 3rd place in Group F just ahead of Austria but behind Denmark and Scotland.
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Roye Shelem and The Sports Rabbi give you instant analysis of Maccabi Tel Aviv’s 74-73 loss to CSKA in Moscow as the Yellow & Blue couldn’t hit their last shot to take the road win. We also breakdown Hapoel Jerusalem’s Champions league victory over STAL Ostrow and look at their chances to make it into the Play-In round.
Right after hoops we get into the Israeli soccer scene as the national team readies to face Austria and Faroe Islands as they look for a minor miracle to advance to the playoff round. From there we take all about the Tel Aviv Derby, Beer Sheva coach Roni Levy and Beitar Jerusalem.
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The Sports Rabbi welcomed on board Neil Dalal our Washington Wizards correspondent who covers Deni Avdija for the website as we talked about the Israeli sensation’s terrific defense and maturation over the past few weeks since age opening of the season.
Dov Halickman the joined the program to talk about Israeli basketball league action from Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Holon to Hapoel Jerusalem and Nes Ziona along with the Yellow & Blue’s upcoming Euroleague game at CSKA Moscow and Hapoel Jerusalem’s critical Champions League clash versus STAL Ostrow.
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The Sports Rabbi & Roye Shelem talk all about the Israel National Team which was named today ahead of the final two World Cup qualifiers beginning next weekend. We also breakdown the latest in Israeli league news among with the upcoming Tel Aviv Derby!
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The Sports Rabbi and Dov Halickman take a look back at the Israeli Basketball week that was as we breakdown Maccabi Tel Aviv’s win over Bnei Herzliya along with Jerusalem’s victory, Galil Elyon and much more.
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The Sports Rabbi welcomed Bnei Herzliya’s Chris Babb to the show as the Israel Winner League newcomer has been a key piece to coach Oren Aharoni’s squad that has begun the season with a perfect 3-0 record as they ready for Maccabi Tel Aviv on Monday night. Babb spoke about his time so far in the Holy Land, playing in college as well as a being a pro and also shares some interesting stories about some of the decisions he has made throughout his career. Don’t miss out of this wonderful conversation with a true star both on and off of the court.
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The Sports Rabbi & Roye Shelem talk all about Holy Land Hoops and Maccabi Tel Aviv’s stunning blowout victory over Barcelona along with their win over Zalgiris as things have begun to come together for Ioannis Sfairopoulos in Euroleague play. We then talk about what hasn’t worked out for Hapoel Jerusalem as they parted ways with coach Oren Amiel after a brutal loss in Champions League action where they are now 0-3.
We then switch gears to the Football Israel where Maccabi Tel Aviv dismissed coach Patrick van Leeuwen following a disastrous start of the season. Uo next was Beitar Jerusalem and their win over Hapoel Haifa and of course we made our picks for this weekend’s slate of games.
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The Sports Rabbi and Dov Halickman breakdown all of this week’s Israel basketball league action from Maccabi Tel Aviv’s blowout win over Hapoel Jerusalem to Hapoel Holon’s victory over Hapoel Gilboa Galil. We also look ahead to Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Double Euroleague week with Zalgiris and Barcelona coming to town on Tuesday and Thursday respectively plus Jerusalem’s huge Champions League clash in Poland.
James Young (32:10) who starred for Hapoel Tel Aviv in their big win over Maccabi Rishon Le’Zion also joined The Sports Rabbi to talk about his career, his time in Israel, goals, the NBA and much more!
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The Sports Rabbi & Roye Shelem talk all about Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Haifa’s Conference League wins along with the rest of the Israeli soccer action both on and unfortunately off of the field.
We then moved over to the Holy Land Hoops portion of the program (37:50 mark) where we broke down Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Euroleague win over Panathinaikos as well as previewing the Yellow & Blue’s game against Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli Classico.
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The Sports Rabbi Show Holy Land Hoops is back with another episode as we welcome on a pair of guests! First up Neil Dalal, our DC correspondent covering the Washington Wizards comes on board to talk about the Israeli sensation Deni Avdija as he returns to the lineup just in time for the brand new NBA season that kicks off with the Wizards in Toronto on Wednesday night. We breakdown Avdija’s press conference while also talking about the off-season moves and more.
Dov Halickman then joined the program to look back at the Israel Basketball WINNER League Gameday 2 with all of the excitement, from Gilboa Galil’s win over Maccabi Tel Aviv to their upcoming Euroleague game against Panathinaikos as well as Herzliya’s second win in a row, Jerusalem and the rest of action!
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The Sports Rabbi & Roye Shelem looked back at the Israel National team’s games against Scotland and Moldova and also discussed the latest in Israeli league news as we looked ahead to Matchday 6 this coming weekend.
We then switched gears to the Holy Land Hoops portion of the podcast as we talked about Maccabi Tel Aviv’s win over ASVEL and defeat to Milano while also diving into Jerusalem’s issues and listener questions.
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Mark Ogden came on board The Sports Rabbi Show to talk about his arrival in Israel and making his Holy Land debut with Hapoel Holon. The Dixie State big man spoke about his basketball journey, his late start in the sport and his upward trend as he looks to continue to spread his wings and grow in the land of milk and honey.
The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem give you the latest out of the Israel National Team camp as they ready for a massive World Cup qualifier against Scotland at a packed Hampden Park. We talk about what Willi Ruttensteiner’s expected plans in order to take on the Tartan Army, which players are expected to start and the importance of the game for the Blue & White. We also breakdown the latest news in the Israeli league and take a deep dive into the Hapoel Beer Sheva 2-1 win at Maccabi Haifa.
Maccabi Tel Aviv Euroleague basketball was up next as we discussed the Yellow & Blue’s abysmal performance against Red Star Belgrade as the Serbian squad manhandled Ioannis Sfairopoulos’s squad raising tons of questions surrounding the team as they head into a double week with Milano and ASVEL on deck.
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Akil Mitchell joined The Sports Rabbi just ahead of his return to Israel with Pinar Karsiyaka as they ready to do battle with Hapoel Jerusalem in Champions League action. Mitchell spent last season with Maccabi Rishon Le’Zion as we looked back on the campaign that was, his staying in Israel when all of the other imports left during the war, Noam Dovrat, the State Cup Final along with his new team in Turkey.
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem get down and dirty as we breakdown the latest in Israeli soccer news from Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Tel Aviv in UEFA Conference League play to Israeli league competition and National Team action coming up against Scotland and Moldova we dive head first into all the details.
Then at the 47:35 park of the show we talked about Maccabi Tel Aviv’s big Euroleague opener win 69-68 over Bayern Munich as Scottie Wilbekin starred in the victory plus we also answered listener questions!
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Maccabi Tel Aviv center Jalen Reynolds joined The Sports Rabbi to look ahead at the new 21/22 season and his return to the Yellow & Blue. We also spoke about his time at Bayern Munich where he spread his wings as a player and a person, the NCAA tourney with Xavier along with his time at Barcelona, Zenit and much more.
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Recently retired hoopster TJ Bray joined The Sports Rabbi to talk about his career including going out on top as a Greek Champion at Panathinaikos, his time with Bayern Munich, Princeton and more!
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The Sports Rabbi & Roye Shelem talk about the Israeli Classico that was between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Haifa, the lack of goals in league play, Roni Levy’s troubles at Beer Sheva and fans running onto the field during the course of play. We also answer some listener questions!
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גיא גודס הוא אחד המאמנים הבכירים ביותר בכדורסל הישראלי. כעת, בפתיחת עונה חדשה, מאמן מכבי ראשון לציון והמאמן הלאומי החדש של נבחרת ישראל מדבר אל משה וג'וש הליקמן בפודקאסט מיוחד של אתר "ספורטס רבי" על הדרך הארוכה שעבר עד שהגיע לתפקיד הנחשק: השנים כשחקן, המעבר לאימון קבוצות ונבחרות, מכבי תל אביב, החוויות הרבות שעבר עם המאמנים והשחקנים הטובים ביותר, ההתקרבות לדת, הסגל החדש שבנה בראשל"צ, נועם דוברת ועוד. בקרוב הראיון הבלעדי יתפרסם גם בכתב. תיהנו מההאזנה לשיחה המרתקת.
The Sports Rabbi spoke to a trio of guests about a number of brand new players in the Israel Winner Basketball League. First up Tom Miller from the Grand Forks Herald came on board to talk about Quinton Hooker who is playing the point for Bnei Herzliya while we also discussed the University of North Dakota sports. Next up was Dave Clark from the Cincinnati Enquirer who joined the show to discuss new Hapoel Jerusalem recruit Kaiser Gates who played at Xavier while Dom Amore from the Hartford Courant spoke about another new player with the Reds Jalen Adams.
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The Sports Rabbi & Roye Shelem looked back at the Israeli soccer week that was from Beitar Jerusalem’s Derby win to Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Haifa in continental action while we also looked ahead to the weekend matches which will feature the Israeli Classico.
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The Sports Rabbi welcomed on a board a number of guests to talk about some of the new players in the Israel Basketball League. First up was Jon Nyatawafrom The Omaha World-Herald who spoke about a pair of newcomers in Ronnie Harrell who joined Hapoel Gilboa Galil and Juston Patton who signed with Hapoel Eilat. Next up was Adam Jardy from The Columbus Dispatch who talked about another Gilboa player in big man Kaleb Wesson.
Jon Manson from A Sea of Red joined the program to talk about Hapoel Haifa’s new recruit Scottie James who has impressed so far in preseason while Brett Vito of the Denton Record-Chronicle came on board to discuss Javion Hamlet who signed with Bnei Herzliya.
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The Sports Rabbi & Roye Shelem ran down the latest in Israeli soccer news as we begin the program with the imminent departure of Beitar Jerusalem owner Moshe Hogeg as has handed the keys to the club to a trustee. We then breakdown the Israel National Team’s trio World Cup qualifiers as well as the Israeli league games coming up this weekend. Finally, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Haifa play in UEFA Conference League as we talk about the teams heading into European action!
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Cody Demps, Hapoel Beer Sheva’s new star joined The Sports Rabbi to talk about making the move to Israel to continue his professional career after playing with the G-League Ignite team this past season. We also discuss growing up in the Sacramento area, playing for the Sac State Hornets, draft picks Jalen Green and Jonathan Kuminga and his time with USA Basketball! Join us for a great hoops conversation!
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem talk all about the Israel National Team’s 4-0 win at the Faroe Islands as we also looked ahead to the Blue & White’s matchups against Austria and Denmark along with the greatness of Eran Zahavi.
We then took listener questions where we discussed merchandise and marketing of Israeli teams abroad as well as the addition of one Nikita Rukavytsya to Hapoel Beer Sheva. Finally we got to the domestic league results where we spoke about Beni Sakhnin’s win over Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hadera’s draw with Maccabi Haifa as well as the Yellow & Blues new singings.
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The Sports Rabbi welcomed a cast of guests to discuss some of the new hoops signings across the Israeli League. First up was Caroline Darney from Streaking The Lawn as we broke down Virginia product London Perrantes who recently signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil. Next was Davey Chadwick from William & Mary Sports Blog to talk about Bnei Herzliya’s new big man Andy van Vliet who was followed by Arden Cravalho who came on board to discuss Nes Ziona’s Kenny Wooten.
Finally, Jerry Tipton from the Lexington Herald Leader came on the show to discuss Sacha Killeya-Jones who signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil while Dave Clark from The Enquirer Cincinnati.com also joined the program to give us the lowdown on Hapoel Jerusalem’s guard Sean Kilpatrick.
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Jon Finkel came on board The Sports Rabbi show to talk about his brand new book “1996: A Biography – Reliving the legend packed, dynasty stacked most iconic sports year ever.” We look back at some of the great events of the year from Allen Iverson being the #1 draft pick by the 76ers to the New York Yankees World Series Win, Wayne Gretzky coming to Broadway and the beginning of The Rock. Find out more on Jon Finkel by visiting his website JonFinkel.com.
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Roye Shelem and The Sports Rabbi hosted an Israeli soccer extravaganza as we looked at Maccabi Haifa and Maccabi Tel Aviv heading into the Conference League Group Stages, the Israelis aboard who will also feature in Europe and the Israel National team squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifying games as well as the inclusion of Omer Atzily and Monas Dabbur. Plus we preview the Israeli season which gets underway this weekend!
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Hapoel Jerusalem made a big splash today with a trio of singings as Thon Maker, Anthony Bennett and Sean Kilpatrick joined the Reds for the 21/22 season. To help The Sports Rabbi breakdown Thon Maker who was selected 10th overall in the 2016 NBA Draft, Jordan Treske from the Bucks Win in 6 Podcast, Rod Beard from The Detroit News and Dan Gilinsky of King James Gospel all joined The Sports Rabbi to talk about the high flying big man as he arrives in the Capital City. Gilinsky also talks about Anthony Bennett and his trials and tribulations with the Cleveland Cavaliers after being selected 1st overall in the 2013 NBA Draft.
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Tom Noie from NDInsider.com joined The Sports Rabbi to talk about Nes Ziona’s brand new point guard Matt Farrell who played at Notre Dame. We also schmooze about the mystique of Notre Dame University as well as one of the great coaches turned television analyst the legendary Digger Phelps.
Lukas Feldhaus also came on board to talk about a trio of new players in the Israeli league including Will Cherry, Mark Ogden and Ike Iroegbu.
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Roye Shelem came on board The Sports Rabbi show to take a look back at all of the UEFA Conference League action as three teams are attempting to advance to the group stages of the competition. But before we did that we spoke about the Toto Cup semifinals and the preseason tourney in general and what purpose it serves.
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Michelle Gardner from the Arizona Republic joined The Sports Rabbi to talk about Hapoel Eilat’s brand new big man Romello White who played at ASU and Ole Miss. Andrew Miller from the Post and Courier also cam on board to talk about Hapoel Gilboa Galil’s new point guard Joe Chealey who was a part of the Charlotte Hornets organization and attended the College of Charleston. Finally, Dave Clark from The Enquirer Cincinnati.com also joined the program to discuss Jacob Evans signing with Hapoel Eilat.
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Roye Shelem and The Sports Rabbi breakdown the three Israeli soccer teams, Hapoel Beer Sheva, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Haifa in European action having advanced to the Playoff Round. We also discuss if the UEFA Conference League is the right place for the Blue & White teams to be playing, Omer Atzily coming back to the Israel National Team and of course what would a show as well as Beitar Jerusalem
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Lukas Feldhaus, The Sports Rabbi‘s European basketball expert coming out of Germany came on board Holy Land Hoops and analyzed some of the Israel Winner League’s foreign signings as we took a look at Hapoel Haifa’s James Thompson and Will Rayman, Hapoel Beer Sheva’s big men Junior Etou and Dererk Pardon as well as Sham Kennedy from Bnei Herzliya and Bryon Allenwho signed with Hapoel Eilat.
We also spoke about Maccabi Tel Aviv’s new signings that Feldhaus had analyzed for Sports Rabbi including James Nunnally, Derrick Williams, Jalen Reynolds and Kameron Taylor. Finally we also talked about Israeli Max Heidegger heading to Germany as well as Yovel Zoosman and Tamir Blatt who will be playing with Alba Berlin this coming season.
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Roye Shelem and The Sports Rabbi talk all about the Israeli teams in UEFA Conference League action while also taking a look at how the Israelis playing abroad did as well.
Conference League 1st leg, 3rd round
Maccabi Haifa 7-2 Torshvan – Dean David x2, Dolev Haziza, Rami Gershon, Omer Atzily, Yuval Ashkenazi
Spartak Trnava 0-0 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Slask 2-2 Hapoel Beer Sheva – Mariano Bareiro
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Mirin Fader joined The Sports Rabbi to talk about her brand new book GIANNIS: The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP which will be published by Hachette Books and is set to be released on August 10th while available now on pre-order wherever fine books are sold.
Mirin discusses Giannis’s upbringing, arriving in Milwaukee along with how he became the player he is today. We also talk about some of Fader’s pieces which can be found at MirinFader.com along with her favorite author Toni Morrison.
Join us for an enlightening and exciting conversation!
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Roye Shelem joined The Sports Rabbi to talk a bit about the Olympics and then we broke down all of the Israeli soccer action as the Blue & White clubs continued European Conference League qualification play.
Veteran Israeli coach Sharon Drucker joined The Sports Rabbi to talk about a myriad of topics from Olympic Basketball and the USA team to this past season coaching Herzliya and Max Heidegger. We also discuss some of the great players he has helped develop including PJ Tucker and Elijah Bryant who both won the NBA Championship with the Milwaukee Bucks. Drucker tells some great stories about his time abroad and in Israel as we have a delightful conversation about the game of basketball!
Alex Speers joined The Sports Rabbi to talk NBA Draft as we broke down does of the top prospects from Cade Cunningham, Jalen Suggs and Evan Mobley to Jalen Green, Scottie Barnes and Moses Moody. We also discuss some of the Oklahoma City Thunder European players as well as those who entered this year’s draft along with the trade rumors from the Warriors to the Wizards.
The Sports Rabbi was also joined by Jordan Treskefrom the Gyro Step Podcast Network to talk about the Milwaukee Bucks winning the NBA Championship and former Israeli league player Elijah Bryant.
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Roye Shelem and The Sports Rabbi breakdown all of the Israeli teams in Conference League qualifying as the four clubs come away with a pair if wins and a pair of goalless draws. From Maccabi Tel Aviv to Ashdod and Maccabi Tel Aviv to Hapoel Beer Sheva we talk all about the games that were. Then we discussed Beitar Jerusalem, Liel Abada’s debut with Celtic and Eran Zahavi’s magnificent hat-trick for PSV.
The scores in first leg, second round Conference League qualifying – All 2nd leg matches to be played Thursday July 29th in Israel:
Arda 0-2 Hapoel Beer Sheva
Sutjeska 0-0 Maccabi Tel Aviv
Qarabag 0-0 Ashdod
Dinamo Tblisi 1-2 Maccabi Haifa
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Jonathan Macri of Knicks Film School joined The Sports Rabbi to talk about the amazing work he does covering the New York Knicks through various multi-media platforms. Macri also breakdowns the Knicks season that was and what the future looks like for the club.
Make sure to check out Macri’s Daily Knicks Film School Newsletter, YouTube Channel, Podcasts, Patreonand much more!
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Jason Thompson came on board The Sports Rabbi Show to talk about Omri Casspi after Israel’s first NBA player announced his retirement from the game of basketball after more than a decade in the world’s greatest league. Thompson, a former teammate of Casspi’s with the Sacramento Kings looked back at the Sabra’s career along with also discing his own both in the NBA and abroad.
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Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com joined The Sports Rabbi to talk about the Israel Baseball Team who will be heading to the Tokyo Olympics. We look back at Mayo’s history with Israel Baseball including the wonderful documentary Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israelas well as the pair of Orthodox Jewish baseball players who were selected in the MLB Draft, Jacob Steinmetz and Elie Kligman. Join us for a fun and enlightening conversation!
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Tom Ballato of The Next Prospect joined The Sports Rabbi to talk about Americans playing basketball abroad. Ballato has interviewed many hoopsters who are plying their trade in Europe including Israel and other places around the world as he brings their stories to life of what it’s like to play the game they love outside of their home country.
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem get back to work as we breakdown Maccabi Haifa’s defeat at Kairat Almaty in Champions League qualifying as they are eliminated from contention in the continent’s premier football competition. We also talk about the Conference League clashes next week for Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Beer Sheva and Ashdod along with Haifa who now drop down into that tournament. Also on tap are the latest in transfer news and much, much more!
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Jimmy Traina from Sports Illustrated and the SI Media Podcast was the Special Guest for Episode #200 of The Sports Rabbi Show as we talk about sports media and its changing landscape, the Yankees and John Sterling, the guest at the top of his bucket list for the SI Sports Media Podcast and much more!
Also on board was AJ Mitnick who broke down all of the latest Israeli basketball action from Maccabi Tel Aviv’s signings to all of the new coaches in the league.
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Lukas Feldhaus joined The Sports Rabbi to talk all about Maccabi Tel Aviv’s new/old signing Jalen Reynolds along with all of the other Euroleague transactions. From Oded Katash being let go by Panathinaikos to Tamir Blatt heading to ALBA Berlin we cover it all as the transfer market heats up across the continent.
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The Sports Rabbi and AJ Mitnick take a look back at the Israel Basketball League Finals as Maccabi Tel Aviv downs Hapoel Gilboa Galil 2-1 to capture their 55th title and 4th in a row. We talk about the highs and the lows, from Scottie Wilbekin, Iftach Ziv as well as Omri Casspi as we may have seen his last game as a professional. Also on tap is a look at what Maccabi needs do over the offseason in order to compete for European glory.
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AJ Mitnick and The Sports Rabbi breakdown all of the action at Gan Ner as a power outage did in Hapoel Holon against Hapoel Gilboa Galil up in the Galilee as they were handed down a technical loss. We also talk about all of the playoff action including Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Eilat and of course the gruesome injury to Casey Prather. Plus we discuss Chris Johnson’s concussion and lack concussion protocol in the league as well as the seasons awards.
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Roye Shelem joined The Sports Rabbi to look back at Israel’s friendlies at Montenegro and Portugal while we also looked ahead at the 2021/22 season schedule along with the latest signings and rumors abound!
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Neil Dalal, The Sports Rabbi‘s DC Correspondent came on board to look back at the Washington Wizards and Israeli Sensation Deni Avdija’s season that was while we look ahead to the summer and campaign ahead. Could Avdija be moved? Will Brooks Scott Brooks return as head coach? What needs do the Wizards have for the new season as we break down the entire roster from Bradley Beal and Russell Westbrook to Davis Bertans and more.
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AJ Mitnick and The Sports Rabbi take a look at the latest in Israeli hoops playoff action as we break down a decisive game 3 coming up on Saturday night between Nes Ziona and Hapoel Holon. We talk about Hapoel Gilboa Galil and Hapoel Jerusalem, plus Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Eilat, plus we take a run through the NBA postseason.
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The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem look back at a crazy night of Israeli soccer as Maccabi Tel Aviv won the Israel State Cup at a packed Bloomfield Stadium.
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Roye Shelem and The Sports Rabbi wrap up the Israel Football League season as Maccabi Haifa took the league championship on the final Matchday. We talk about the Greens, Maccabi Tel Aviv, the upcoming State Cup clash as well as the Israel National Team friendlies against Montenegro and Portugal.
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AJ Mitnick joined The Sports Rabbi to take a deep dive into the Israel Basketball League Playoffs as we dissect the four quarterfinal series. Plus we take a look back at Maccabi Tel Aviv’s State Cup win as well as the latest in the NBA.
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The Israel Football League Championship will go down to the wire as The Sports Rabbi and Roye Shelem breakdown a crazy second to last matchday where Maccabi Haifa gave up a 1-0 lead in the 93rd minute at Kiryat Shemona as the hosts come away with a dramatic draw while Maccabi Tel Aviv pulled to within two points with a win over Ashdod.
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AJ Mitnick joined The Sports Rabbi to talk about the latest Israeli Hoops action as we head towards the postseason. We discuss Bnei Herzliya remaining in the league, Hapoel Holon reloading to make a run for the title, the crazy Classico between Hapoel Jerusalem and Maccabi Tel Aviv plus the State Cup, Rishon Le’Zion plus the NBA Playoffs!
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The Sports Rabbi & Roye Shelem breakdown the latest Israeli Football news as Maccabi Haifa moves ever so close to clinching their first league title in a decade. We talk about the Greens win over Ashdod, Maccabi Tel Aviv’s victory at Petah Tikva, the Yellow & Blue coach Patrick van Leeuwen’s future and much more!
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The Sports Rabbi & Roye Shelem breakdown the latest Israeli Football news as Maccabi Haifa moves ever so close to clinching their first league title in a decade. We talk about the Greens win over Ashdod, Maccabi Tel Aviv’s victory at Petah Tikva, the Yellow & Blue coach Patrick van Leeuwen’s future and much more!
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The Sports Rabbi was joined by Jordan Treske from Behind the Buck Pass to talk about former Maccabi Tel Aviv guard Elijah Bryant joining the club and how far Milwaukee can go in the NBA Playoffs.
Keeping with the NBA Playoff theme, AJ Mitnick came on board to take a deep dive into postseason play from the PlayIn tourney matchup between the LA Lakers and the Golden State Warriors to the Knicks/Hawks, Utah Jazz and the rest of the teams battling it out for basketball eternity.
Lieutenant Colonel (R) Peter Lerner of the IDF Spokesperson Unit and Anne Herzberg of NGO Monitor join The Sports Rabbi to breakdown the current conflict going on between Israel and Gaza. Lerner talks about what set off the current situation along with understanding the facts on the ground and how the Israel Defense Forces are keeping the people in Israel safe. Herzberg brings her expertise as a Human Rights Lawyer to discuss the misinformation out in the media and what can be done to combat it.
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AJ Mitnick came on board with The Sports Rabbi to talk about Elijah Bryant heading to the NBA and the Milwaukee Bucks. We also broke down the latest news including Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Jerusalem and the rest of the Israel basketball league.
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Roye Shelem joined The Sports Rabbi to talk about the latest in Israeli soccer news as Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi haifa play to a 2-2 draw in what looks to have sewed ups the league title for the Greens. We also discuss the break-in at Eran Zahavi’s home in Holland as his wife and children were tied up and beaten by the intruders plus we looked ahead to the State Cup matchups.
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הכדורסל הישראלי ממשיך לספק הרבה עניין, ואנחנו שמחים להוציא לאור את הפרק השלישי של הפודקאסט ”התקפת המשולש”! המנחה של הפודקאסט הוא צלם האתר דב הליקמן, כשכתבי האתר אליאור גיטלר ומשה הליקמן משתתפים גם כן.
בפרק השלישי של הפודקאסט דיברנו בין השאר על ההדחה הסוערת של הפועל חולון מליגת האלופות, המומנטום של עירוני נס ציונה, מסע ההישרדות הלוהט של הפועל תל אביב, התהליך שעוברת הפועל ירושלים, איך צריכה מכבי תל אביב להתמודד עם המצב של אלייז'ה בראיינט וגם: פינת המונולוג.
Roye Shelem joined The Sports Rabbi to talk about the latest in Israeli soccer news from Maccabi Haifa’s win to Maccabi Tel Aviv’s victory over Hapoel Beer Sheva setting up a clash for the ages on Sunday as the domestic league heads towards a grand finale.
AJ Mitnick also came on board to discuss the Hapoel Tel Aviv and Hapoel Holon game as well as Holon’s Champions League quarterfinal contest against San Pablo Burgos at the Final 8 tournament in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
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Lukas Feldhaus comes on board from Germany to talk to The Sports Rabbi about the latest in Euroleague action as three of the four quarterfinal series head to a decisive game five.
We break down Bayern Munich vs Milano, Zenit St. Petersburg vs Barcelona and Real Madrid vs Anadolu Efes while CSAK had advanced last week against Fenerbahce.
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הכדורסל הישראלי ממשיך לספק הרבה עניין, ואנחנו שמחים להוציא לאור את הפרק השני של הפודקאסט ”התקפת המשולש”! המנחה של הפודקאסט הוא צלם האתר דב הליקמן, כשכתבי האתר אליאור גיטלר ומשה הליקמן משתתפים גם כן.
בפרק השני של הפודקאסט דיברנו בין השאר על הזכייה המדהימה של עירוני נס ציונה ביורופקאפ, המומנטום האדיר של הפועל באר שבע לצד היכולת החלשה של מכבי תל אביב, המשחקים של הפועל חולון בליגה הבלקנית, ההתאוששות המרשימה של מכבי חיפה לקראת המאבקים המכריעים בתחתית, וגם: פינת המונולוג.
The Sports Rabbi welcomed AJ Mitnick to the program as we talk all about Nes Ziona’s historical FIBA Europe Cup title plus we talk all about the latest in Israeli basketball news.
Roye Shelem joined The Sports Rabbi to breakdown the latest in Israeli soccer news as Maccabi Haifa blew a chance to go up two games on Maccabi Tel Aviv but drew with Hapoel Beer Sheva to slightly increase the gap to 2-points between the clubs.
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Sports Rabbi Washington Wizards correspondent Neil Dalal came on board from DC to give us the latest on Israeli sensation Deni Avdija’s injury that seems to have ended his season against the Golden State Warriors. Neil breaks down the scene from the Capital One Arena and walks us through exactly how the injury occurred and what Avdija will now go through in rehab to get back on the court.
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הכדורסל הישראלי ממשיך לספק הרבה עניין, ואנחנו שמחים להשיק את הפודקאסט החדש שלנו בשם ”התקפת המשולש”! המנחה של הפודקאסט הוא צלם האתר דב הליקמן, כשכתבי האתר אליאור גיטלר ומשה הליקמן משתתפים גם כן.
בפרק הראשון של הפודקאסט דיברנו בין השאר על האירועים הטראגיים שקרו לאחרונה בענף, ובמעבר חד עסקנו כמובן בכדורסל עצמו: אירוח פיינל פור היורופקאפ של עירוני נס ציונה בישראל, הקסם של הפועל גלבוע/גליל, היכולת של מכבי תל אביב להתאושש ממכות שהיא סופגת, כניסת הבכורה של נועם דוברת למוק דראפט 2022 של ESPN, העוצמה של הפועל חולון והפועל אילת לעומת הנפילה של הפועל ירושלים ועירוני נהריה, מי יכול להיות ה”אליניב ברדה” בקבוצת הכדורסל של הפועל באר שבע וגם מונולוג מיוחד על שחקן ישראלי צעיר ויוצא דופן.
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European basketball expert Oded Halperin from Sport 5, the Israel Sports Channel joins The Sports Rabbi to breakdown the Euroleague playoff storylines from Barcelona to Anadolu EFES, Milano, CSKA and more! We take look at how Facundo Campazzo is doing in the NBA plus Halperin plays Maccabi Tel Aviv General Manager as he tells us what the Yellow & Blue need to get back to the top of Europe!
Roye Shelem also came on board to talk about the new leader atop the table as Maccabi Haifa moves in front of Maccabi Tel Aviv by a point in a neck-and-neck battle.
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Eric Kidder who is a place representative in Israel joined The Sports Rabbi to talk about the work he is doing with many US hoopsters both young men and women, as he brings them to the Holy Land to play with the Youth National Teams as well as across the various professional leagues. From Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Sandy Cohen to JJ Kaplan, Andrew Meadow and Leo Magnus we break it all down as we celebrate Yom Haaztmaut with Kidder as he helps young Jewish ballers as they embark on their careers.
Roye Shelem also came on board to break down the latest in Israeli soccer and the top of the table battle between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Haifa.
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Coach Adam Kaplan who just went to the NCAA March Madness Tournament with Iona and the legendary Head Coach Rick Pitino joined The Sports Rabbi to talk about the amazing experiences he has had in the hoops world while also having worked with Coach Keith Dambrot as well as Maccabi Haifa.
Roye Shelem also came on board to break down the latest in Israeli soccer and the top of the table battle between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Haifa.
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